scholarly journals Higher education as a sustainable development tool

2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 05040
Author(s):  
Elena Molokova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the assessment of the role of higher education in ensuring socio-economic sustainability of society development. Based on the analysis of international and Russian legal acts, it identifies the main indicators that allow analyzing the impact of higher education system on the implementation of sustainable development goals. Particular attention is paid to assessment of accessibility of education. Based on the analysis of statistical data, it is concluded that there is a problem of differentiation of regions and territories in terms of access to higher education due to uneven location of educational institutions, different density of students, low inter-regional mobility of population and disproportions in incomes of the population. Regional differentiation in access to higher education in Russia leads to a number of socio-economic problems that reduce the sustainability of regional development, including the outflow of young people and uncompensated labour migration.

scholarly journals How University Acts in the Development of “Smart Cities”

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 05011
Author(s):  
M. Afanasiev ◽  
M. Lysenkova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

“Smart city” is a new model of territorial development, taking into account the growing importance of information, innovation and human capital. One of the main elements of the “smart city” is a developed system of higher education. The aim of this work was to study the impact of higher education on "smart" and innovative cities. The objectives of this work were to obtain quantitative characteristics of the impact of the University on the smart city. Approach to solving this problem was to build indicators based on indicators that characterize the quality of life, and ratings to compare cities on their basis. The hypothesis of the study is that the higher education system has a positive impact on the development of smart and innovative cities. A theoretically justified method of constructing an indicator of a certain direction of socio-economic development is a component analysis of indicators characterizing this direction. As a result, the rankings of Russian and foreign cities based on the characteristics of quality of life, which prove that education is a key indicator of the development of "smart" and innovative cities.

Women in Higher Education in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 186-210
Author(s):  
Abiola Ibidunni Odejide ◽  
Obasanjo Joseph Oyedele
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Institutional Policies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Political Security

This chapter examines issues of female access to higher education in Nigeria and the equity and empowerment interventions available to female staff and students in higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the light of Items 4 and 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals. It focuses on the major challenges, responses, their drivers, and their effectiveness. Statistical and existing qualitative data are used to highlight the persistent sociocultural, economic, political, security, and policy challenges that continue to negatively impact female participation and experiences in higher education. It advocates enactment and implementation of legislation and institutional policies to promote gender equity, gendering of the curriculum, females' equitable and quality participation in leadership positions, and better security from internal and external threats. Advocacy to foster widespread attitudinal change and collaboration on global and regional development initiatives marked by national priorities should facilitate the attainment of these goals. .

scholarly journals Modeling of university dropout using Markov chains

Uniciencia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Alejandro González-Campos ◽  
Cristian Manuel Carvajal-Muquillaza ◽  
Juan Elías Aspeé-Chacón
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Markov Chain Model ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Departments ◽  
University Studies ◽  
University Dropout ◽  
The Impact

Access to higher education is only a first step in achieving equity in education; the following step is improving student retention, or lowering dropout rates, which is the same thing. The present study focused on the definition of an index as an estimator of the risk of individuals dropping out of a university using a Markov chain model, based on the randomness of the occurrence of dropping out. The suggested index was applied to a sample of 5,700 university students from the 2012-2015 annual cohorts of 8 university departments of a public regional university in Chile. The results indicate that the highest average probability of dropping out (slightly more than 39%) occurs in the first 2 semesters of university studies, and then decreases through time. This indicates the need for institutional retention policies that pay particular attention to the first year of university studies. Having this index also allows a formal estimation of changes or temporary variations in the risk, as well as quantifying the impact of interventions, not only for the case under study but for the entire higher education system.

scholarly journals The impact of the covid-19 crisis on higher education

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Ivan Luchian
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The current pandemic crisis is unique in its kind, becoming a global cataclysm with a multilateral impact and an extended spread over time. Affecting all aspects of human activity, this crisis has inevitably affected the higher education system, and its consequences are manifesting both locally and internationally. The purpose of this paper was to establish the influence of crisis on the economic situation of higher education institutions. After studying of different institutions reports, analytical presentations of authors from different countries, as well as the author's communication with colleagues from different educational institutions during online academic meetings, it became possible to compile a complex picture of economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on higher education system. The research results showed an extremely uneven spread of the economic effects of the pandemic crisis. Thus, the least COVID-19 crisis has affected universities in industrially developed countries and the disastrous impact will manifested in developing countries. In addition, a dependence of evolution of economic situation of educational institutions of a complex of important factors was detected. It is about of change in living standard of the population, the capacity of the local authorities to manage the consequences of the pandemic, the changes in higher education policies, presiding students to do higher education, managerial ability to manage the economic and financial status of higher education institutions and others. Likewise, certain ways of solving economic problems have been outlined.

scholarly journals Impact Of Higher Education On Earnings Of Women In The Public Sector Educational Institutions In Pakistan

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rummana Shah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Linear Functions ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Impact Of Higher Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Years Of Schooling

Formal education is one of the most important components of human capital. The Economics of Education and especially the role of education in growth and development became prominent topics during the early years of the 1960s. T.W. Schultz, Gary Becker and others applied the new human capital frame work to the study of education and other activities that had until then been considered outside the mainstream of economic analysis. It is a universally accepted fact that universal primary education is very important for a countrys development and so is the secondary education as it forms a basis for higher education and technical/vocational training. However, economists differ in view with respect to the importance of higher education. The main purpose of this study was to find the impact of Higher Education and Experience on the Earnings of women teaching at public sector educational institutions in Pakistan. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has been trying to encourage the spread of higher education in Pakistan during the past three years or so. The study tried to see whether the emphasis is well placed or not. Data was collected about the qualification level, experience and monthly take home salary (March 2004) of female teachers in Islamabad. Only public sector schools, colleges and a university were chosen. A sample of hundred teachers/lecturers/professors was selected from these institutions. Two equations were estimated using the Ordinary Least Square method. Log linear functions were used to estimate both the equations. The first equation uses the number of years of schooling, experience and experience squared as the three independent variables. Its result shows that an additional year of schooling increases a teachers monthly income by 14.2 % (which is higher than the previous studies) the additional year of experience increases the income by 7.4 %. All the coefficients are highly significant. The second equation uses six dummy variables to represent each completed level of education instead of the number of years of schooling, besides experience and its square. Its result shows that with every increase in the education level there is a substantial increase in the monthly earnings. Seven out of eight coefficients are highly significant. Thus the study concludes that Higher Education plays an important role in enhancing the earnings of women teaching at public sector educational institutions in Pakistan, besides personality building.

The Impact of COVID-19 and the Role of Higher Education in Making a Sustainable Recovery

2021 ◽  
pp. 461-475
Author(s):  
Sunaina Gowan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Recovery

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the implications of COVID-19 to higher education and how universities and colleges can play a critical role in helping shape new ways for the world by adopting environmental sustainability as its academic mission. The effects of the pandemic have reached such proportions that the world may never be the same again. Even though educational institutions have been affected at different levels, there are some measures that can be undertaken to mitigate its impacts. The findings indicate the need for the integration of higher education for sustainable development. This study provides a unique and timely commentary about how coronavirus has altered in positive and negative ways higher education. It suggests that, due to its areas of influence, COVID-19 may also jeopardise the implementation of the sustainable development goals. It sends a cautious warning about the need to continue to put an emphasis on education for sustainable development, so that progress achieved to date is not endangered.

Gender Stereotypes and the Role of Women in Higher Education (Azerbaijan Case Study)

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 747-763
Author(s):  
Elza Alipasha Mollaeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Impact

Gender stereotypes are common among students of both sexes and among the teachers and students’ family environment. In addition to communication processes, they are manifested in the phenomenon of gender-based division of learning and the hidden curriculum. In developing countries, the problem of access to higher education is also unsolved, not only because of socioeconomic reasons but also because of psychological reasons—devaluation of education and professional potential of women. These factors have a negative influence on social and economic processes in general. The study of gender stereotypes is the foundation for strategies’ development to overcome gender inequality and implementing a model of gender parity (egalitarian model). This model assumes that the change must take place on both sides: the impact on people’s behavior by laws prohibiting discrimination, providing financial support and openings for women students; and changes in belief prevailing in the society by initiating discussions in media, educational institutions, and community organizations with a reasoned positioning of gender equality importance.

scholarly journals EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL POLICY: IMPACT OF MIGRATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 289-295
Author(s):  
Denis Pudryk ◽  
Oleksii Kwilinski ◽  
Tetjana Vasylyna
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Information Criterion ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Stationarity Tests ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. According to the document "Transforming our world: Agenda for sustainable development until 2030" adopted at the UN Summit on Sustainable Development, Ukraine has committed to 169 tasks under 17 goals by 2030. One of the goals of sustainable development is to provide equal experience in quality education, including lifelong learning. The aim of the study is determining the impact of migration processes on the level of higher education coverage in Ukraine. Research methods. To achieve the paper’s aim, the authors applied the following methods and tools: to assess stationarity - tests of Dickie Fuller (information criterion Akaike) and Phillips Perron (criterion Bartlett Kernel), to assess the integration of data - Johansen test, to identify factors influencing the study on the result - ECM-modeling. Results. The obtained results give grounds to conclude that a 5% level of statistical significance of the growth of public spending on education, GDP per capita and remittances from abroad lead to an increase in the level of higher education in Ukraine. Thus, the hypothesis of a statistically significant impact of migration processes and education expenditures on the level of higher education coverage is confirmed. In this case, the authors highlight that Ukrainian government should develop adjusting policies to improve the effectiveness of public policy on migration management and increase the share of education spending in the country. However, it should be noted that the population growth rate negatively affects the level of higher education coverage. Perspectives. Further research is needed to determine the strength of the impact of average wages, unemployment, environmental conditions, social progress and others factors on migration processes as determinants of improving the education in the country and achieving sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Russia’s Quality Higher Education on the Global Agenda of Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 01063
Author(s):  
Elena Kulikova ◽  
Olga Durandina ◽  
Elena Molokova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education System ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Spatial System ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Agenda

Nowadays, many countries are searching for the best models of higher education that can ensure the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the context of the Global Development Agenda, education is considered as a spatial system that has the potential to increase the effectiveness of harmonizing economic, social and environmental aspects of human life. The paper correlates the objectives of the fourth Sustainable Development Goal “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” and the strategic planning directions of Russia’s higher education system. It is concluded that there is a set of problems in the global agenda implementation due to the regional specifics of the formation and development of Russia’s higher education system.

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